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Complete potty training regression, ugh!!!!

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My son is 3 ½ and has been potty trained or I should say was potty trained for about3-4 months when he started regressing after we went on a not so great vacation. Now it has gone to the only time he seems to go to the bathroom is when we tell him to if I don?t say go potty he won?t he will just go in his pants. He was in underwear all day (pull-ups at night), now I have gotten so frustrated that I put him in pull-ups full time. I feel like I am starting from scratch. I am not sure the reason for this but it is really driving me crazy. I am not really a patient person so I am trying not to get to angry. Any suggestions let me know.

I am currently in the same situation with my three y/o daughter. We recently welcomed her little brother (now 7 months). My problem seemed to occur when we are anywhere but home. What I've noticed is that my daughter has these 'accidents' when she is pre-occupied (playing with toys, playing with other children, or just out shopping). I did some research and found that 'regression' typically happens during a change within the family (i.e. death in the family, new addition to the family [that's where we fit in], starting school, etc.) It's suppose to pass in time. I hope so; I'm an impatient person myself. We just gotta hang in there a while longer. Some people opined that you should try to have your child in diapers again. I disagree. I feel that if I resort to having my daughter in diapers again, she will think it's ok to wear them all the time. We're not going that route. Just be patient :-)

Similarly my 3 year old was doing great during the day. Wee wee was chanted and off she ran to the potty, or toilet, or if we were out, then she asked what to do. She started pre-school, and bar one accident early on, has been doing well. Now however, once I collect her from pre-school, accidents are constant, unless I man-handle her to the potty. I fear it is an attention thing as I'm also tending a 7 month old baby, and the various jobs about the house. I'm hoping perseverance and constant reminding will see us through... do let us know if anybody has any other ensights!

How is it going for everyone? Does any of you who went through this have any suggestions? The doctor is running some tests on my daughter to verify it is not a medical issue, but I'm afraid this could be a behavioral issue and I'm not quiet sure how to address it.

Our solution is simple. I scoured the internet about this problem and the big controversy is whether to give the diapers back or not. We deal with it a bit differently. When he asks for his diapers back we have a bit of Mommy or Daddy time with him... then ask him if he still needs his diaper back... if the answer is yes we give it to him. It's not an angry thing and we don't show disappointment to him, but we let him know he's a big boy just wearing a diaper for a bit. Unlike some that say give it back for a day or 2 then try again. We'll set a time-limit that's more to keeping with a potty trained child. For example: "Ok you can have your diaper back until dinner time and if you keep it dry, you get to choose dessert tonight (or help set the table). This takes the responsibility and stress off him for an hour or 2 but ultimately it rewards him for keeping to his potty training.

Our "big boy" just turned 3 yrs old and is having a regression. He hasn't progressed yet to accidents just wanting his diapers back at this point. The interesting thing here I'm reading is that over and over people want to know WHY this is happening. It's simple, stress, we all deal with stress in different ways, and lord knows a not-so-good vacation is extremely stressful to adults, so just imagine how it is for your toddler? They can't express stress other than getting cranky, clingy, and basically reverting back to their comfortable time of being a baby. The largest milestone a toddler has is potty training, and it's one that ultimately they have control of. Something that every child of any age wants. It's easiest when your child is like mine telling me he's a baby and wants his diapers back rather than just having accidents, but the result is the same. For us planning a long vacation uprooting the family across the country for months and dealing with this is not so easy.

Hi! I want to share with you my experience with potty training. When my daughter was 15 months, we started the potty program. It was full of reward, because in a week she was doing no 2 only using the potty. But, after about 3 months, she had some nasty problems with diarrhea and she refused to use the potty. She would start crying only if I showed it to her. And this continued until I decided to stop and take a break. I read all that is available online about potty training, but I was desperate, I didn't know what to do, until I came across a guide that saved me. I followed the steps and in 5 days my daughter was fully potty trained, no 1 and no 2....This was 6 months ago and since then she had again diarrhea, but she never stopped using the potty. I truly recommend this guide. http:// bit. ly / 1i1deHG

my dd is 3 and has been potty training off and on since 13 months. she has been only going pee for 6 months now and continues to poop in her undies..doesnt even trt. now today has peed herself 4x. .just stands tgere and does it. ive tried everything and im.at the end of my rope

My son was 2 1/2 and was fully potty trained, when we found out I was pregnant and ever since my son has had trouble going to the potty on his own if I stay on him and tell him to go or take him when we are out he will go but if I ask if he has to go to the bathroom he will say no, and I have noticed it is worse when we are at home, I think because he doesn't care if he is dirty at home, but doesn't want to be wet while out. He has not had a problem going poo though so I know it is more mental than physical. I hope that it gets better when the baby gets here.

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